Umsjár

Old Norwegian Dictionary - umsjár

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "umsjár" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

umsjár
umsjár, m. Oceanet (sjórinn er fellr umheim allan Pr. 19325; jvf SE. I, 48, 50),= útsjár, úthaf. Aa. 285; Miðgarðs-ormr lifir enn ok liggr í umsjá SE. I,17020; Phison fellr á Indialandi ok fellrút í umsjó, er at bókmáli heitir oceanusPr. 40915.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚢᛘᛋᛁᛆᚱ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

a.
accusativ.
f.
Feminin.
m.
Masculin.

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